Calasanz.MelissaAdylia 1
LEAP 198 Senior Project
Student Supervisor of the Glendale Community College
DANCE 107
Survey of Dance Teaching Methodology Class
Weekly Reflection Paper No. 2
Assisting Dora Krannig is proving to be
as rewarding as it is action-packed. The process of compiling and organizing
information to create study-guides has deepened my awareness and appreciation
of how much knowledge I do posses, and how much more I crave. Compiling and
organizing information to create study-guides has also deepened my awareness
and appreciation of how the exemplary educators I’ve had over the last two
years has contributed to my strong organizational skills and ability to create
thorough study guides.
With the go-ahead from Dora, I took it
upon myself to create the “Glendale Community College Dance 107 Survey of Dance
Teaching Methodology Suggested Reading” document. The document was designed to
guide students in finding pertinent information helpful with assisting them as
they begin applying information from last week, regarding the 2013 California
Department of Education Dance Standards, as they continue work on preparing
their lesson plans. While preparing the study guide, I chose to refer back to
the instructional material that my LEAP Dance History I and II professor, Jill
Nunes Jensen would provide for our assignments.
While enrolled in Jill’s classes I never
had to ask clarifying questions regarding the course syllabus, worksheets, or
other directions she gave to the class. She was clear, concise, and extremely
organized with her presentation. While preparing the study guide, I worked hard
to emulate her style.
I am happy to report, the study guide
met with Dora’s approval and it will hopefully also be included in next
semester’s DANCE 107 class when we transition to using Moodle.
In addition to the “Glendale Community
College Dance 107 Survey of Dance Teaching Methodology Suggested Reading”
document, I prepared a much less formal document: “Dance/Fitness Certifications
and Continuing Education Resources for Dance/Fitness Instructors.” This
document was quickly put together after several students expressed an interest
in incorporating their love of dance and their desire to work in the health and
fitness industry. I felt especially motivated to get this information out to
the students as quickly as possible because the health and fitness industry is currently
embracing dance as a form as a powerful too for promoting, health, well being,
and weight loss that translates to big numbers financially.
I feel it’s important to empower young
dancers to seek employment that is as good for their health and well being as
it is for their financial stability; especially while they are pursuing a
career in the arts. Fitness is an excellent vehicle that can support a dancer’s
lifestyle, thanks to the schedule flexibility it offers and the access to free
gym memberships and the opportunity to perform every time they teach a class.
A dancer has a much better chance of
staying on top of their game if they have a job other than waitressing or
bartending while trying to survive in Los Angeles. I feel that information about dance-fitness
should be job including in the curriculum of dance teaching methodology classes,
not only as a way to make money, but as a way to utilize many of the skills
dancers have worked hard to perfect over many years.
Since I completed the documents I’ve
continued to fine tune the information in order to present the information in a
more organized fashion; anticipating when we begin the process of transitioning
the information to Moodle. I’m really looking forward to meeting with Connie Lantz, Instructional Technology
Support Specialist, at Glendale Community College in the coming weeks, and
learning how to use this resource.
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